http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ A search of MERLOT materials Copyright 1997-2013 MERLOT. All rights reserved. Sat, 25 May 2013 00:11:29 PDT Sat, 25 May 2013 00:11:29 PDT http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/images/merlot.gif http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ 44 34 http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=749827 Have a great detail information on the history of big country that are non-western cultures http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=744556 Interactive sites and videos on traditional East Asian art and art history. Includes units on traditional calligraphy, bronze vessels, porcelain, as well as a timeline and maps. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=744553 Interactive website that explains the process of designing and creating a Chinese bronze vessel. Princeton University Art Museum. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=603282 This website aims to make Mandarin Chinese accessible to as many people as possible. The website currently has 37 lessons and accompanying exercises. The multimedia lessons are based on scenarios that one would encounter on a trip to China, and aim to recreate an immersion experience. The first 10 lessons and accompanying multimedia exercises are entirely free to use, with no signup required. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=568631 This site allows the public to access over 150,000 primary sources that were previously dispersed in separate archives in California. There are themed collections divided by time period. One may also browse the site by a selected list of topics. It also has a segment especially for teachers. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=555076 This subject aims to provide an overview of contemporary texts in regional languages in South Asian Literature and Cinema. We will cover major authors and film makers, writing from Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. Within India, we will look at authors and directors working in different regional languages and as we examine their different socio-cultural, political and historical contexts we will attempt to understand what it means to study them under the all-unifying category of "South Asian Literature and Culture״. Some of the major issues we shall explore include caste, gender, globalization and social change. We will end with exploring some of the newer, younger writers and directors and try to analyze some of the thematic and formal shifts in their work. Authors include Ashapurna Devi, Manto, Vijayan, Premchand, Mohanty, and Nasreen and film makers will include Adoor Gopalakrishnan, Satyajit Ray, Shyam Benegal, Aparna Sen and Rituporno Ghosh. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=555231 This course examines cultural performances of Asia, including both traditional and contemporary forms, in a variety of genres. Students will explore the communicative power of performances with attention to the ways performers, media, cultural settings, and audiences interact. The representation of cultural difference is considered and how it is altered through processes of globalization. Performances are viewed live when possible, but the course also relies on video, audio, and online materials as necessary. There are no prerequisites for this course and it is taught in English. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=555385 This course introduces students to Indian Culture through films, short-stories, novels, essays, and newspaper articles. The course examines some major social and political controversies of contemporary India through discussions centered on India's history, politics and religion. The focus is on issues such as ethnic tension and terrorism, poverty and inequality, caste conflict, the "missing women," and the effects of globalization on popular and folk cultures. Particular emphasis is on the IT revolution, outsourcing, the "new global India," and the enormous regional and sub-cultural differences. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=555447 An interdisciplinary subject that draws on literature, history, anthropology, film, and cultural studies to examine the experiences of Asian Americans in U.S. society. Covers the first wave of Asian immigration in the 19th century, the rise of anti-Asian movements, the experiences of Asian Americans during WWII, the emergence of the Asian American movement in the 1960s, and the new wave of "post-1965" Asian immigration. Examines the role these historical experiences played in the formation of Asian American ethnicity, and explores how these experiences informed Asian American literature and culture. Addresses key societal issues such as racial stereotyping, media racism, affirmative action issues, the glass ceiling, the "model minority" syndrome, and anti-Asian harassment or violence. Taught in English. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=555491 This course aims to provide an overview of Indian popular culture over the last two decades, through a variety of material such as popular fiction, music, television and Bombay cinema. The class will explore major themes and their representations in relation to current social and political issues. In particular, students will examine the elements of the formulaic "masala movie״, music and melodrama, the ideas of nostalgia and incumbent change in youth culture, as well as shifting questions of gender and sexuality in popular fiction. During the course, students will look at some journalistic writing, advertising clips and political cartoons to understand the relation between the popular culture and the social imagery of a nation. This course is taught in English.